General Eric Shinseki

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gptkb:Silver_Star
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gptkbp:birthDate 1942-11-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lihue,_Hawaii,_United_States
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Operation_Joint_Endeavor
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gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkb:Parachutist_Badge
gptkb:Ranger_Tab
gptkbp:degree gptkb:Bachelor_of_Science
Master of Arts in English Literature
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:ethnicity Japanese American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Eric_Ken_Shinseki
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Eric Shinseki
gptkbp:injuries gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor publicly warned about troop levels needed for Iraq War
first Asian American four-star general in the U.S. Army
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
government position
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_Peake
gptkbp:resignedFrom gptkb:Veterans_Health_Administration_scandal
2014
gptkbp:retired 2003
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Patricia_Shinseki
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sloan_Gibson
gptkbp:termEnd 2003-06-11
2014-05-30
gptkbp:termStart gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs
2009-01-21
1999-06-22
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